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533: 40 Things I've Learned in My 40 Years Sep 22, 2022

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I wish I was half as smart now as I was at 16!

But learning everything you don't know is part of the process.

One thing I love about my work is I feel like I learn new things every day. Sometimes they're small little tweaks and hacks, and other times they're broader strategies or ideas.

I'm incredibly fortunate to have a healthy family and to get to work on stuff I love every day. Each year that goes by makes me more and more aware of that fact.

But the life I have today didn't happen overnight. It's the result of literally decades (well, at least 2) of entrepreneurial education, trial and error, hustle, and if I'm being totally honest, luck.

In any case, here are 40 life lessons I've picked up in my 40 years on this planet.

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532: The Ladders of Wealth Creation Sep 15, 2022

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Nathan Barry went from working at Wendy's to running a software company doing $2.5M in revenue every month.

But there were several steps along the way — and those steps are the topic of today's episode.

In 2019, Nathan penned The Ladders of Wealth Creation to explain why to level up your earning power, you usually need to level up your skills.

In this episode, we cover:

The 4 Ladders of Wealth Creation
How you may be able to add new income streams to an existing side hustle or business
A marketing strategy that's working well for Nathan right now

Full Show Notes: The Ladders of Wealth Creation

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531: Flipping Shoes for Profit: $250-1000 a Month in Your Spare Time Sep 08, 2022

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On the side from his day job, Beau Hunter is a professional shoe flipper.

His flipping side hustle has helped his family erase over $100k in debt!

In this episode, Beau explains why shoes are an excellent choice for beginners and how you can find shoes to flip for up to a 10x return.

If you're looking for an extra $500-1000 a month in profit, I'm confident you can go out and find it footwear with the help of Beau's insights.

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why Beau narrowed in on flipping shoes
where he sources inventory and how he prices his shoes
how Beau cleans, preps, and lists his shoes for sale

Full Show Notes: Flipping Shoes for Profit

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530: 17 Business Ideas Free for the Taking! Sep 01, 2022

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Today we’re giving away a bunch of business ideas, and to help me do it is Steve Chou.

Steve is a serial entrepreneur who runs a 7-figure e-commerce business at BumbleBeeLinens.com, a 7-figure blog and podcast at MyWifeQuitHerJob.com, and also a conference in the e-commerce space called Sellers Summit.

It’s been 7-8 years since Steve was last on the podcast back on episode 128, so it was long overdue to get him back on.

In this one, we go back and forth brainstorming some side hustle ideas that we think should exist in the world - or maybe they already do and we’re just not aware of them.

Here are 17 business ideas we came up with that you’re welcome to take for free and run with!

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529: The 6-Figure Houseplant Blogger Aug 25, 2022

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In this week’s episode, we’re catching up with the 6-figure houseplant blogger, Raffaele Di Lallo of OhioTropics.com.

You might remember Raffaele from a blog coaching episode we did last year with the help of Matt Giovanisci from Money Lab.

At that time, Raffaele was generating over 300,000 pageviews per month, which translated into around $10k in income, mostly from display ads and a little slice of affiliate commissions as well.

The biggest change since I last spoke to Raffaele is that he’s been able to leave his day job and now works on his blog full-time.

In this episode, we focus on that core of the business and what made that possible: creating SEO-friendly content and monetizing it on autopilot with ads.

Tune in to The Side Hustle Show interview to hear:

How Raffaele’s business has changed from last year
His best tips for optimizing content for higher ad RPMs
How Raffaele has doubled down on what’s driving the most revenue

Full Show Notes: The 6-Figure Houseplant Blogger

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528: 16 Marketing Ideas from Side Hustle Show Listeners Aug 18, 2022

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To find out what’s working today across a wide range of industries, I’ve crowdsourced some wisdom from Side Hustle Show listeners.

I asked listeners to share a marketing tactic that’s working well for them this year, and I got back a ton of great responses.

Here are 16 of the best marketing tips that were submitted, many of which you can apply to your business today.

Full Show Notes: 16 Marketing Ideas from Side Hustle Nation

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527: The $10k Backyard Nursery Side Hustle (Plus the Benefits of Working in Public) Aug 11, 2022

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Today I’ve got an awesome story for you — on the one hand, it’s about matching your interests and skills with a hungry market, but maybe more importantly it’s about documenting your work.

When you do those two things, like Craig Odem has, you start to see some fun results.

I found Craig through the Side Hustle Nation Facebook group; he’s a pastor in Tennessee but as a side hustle he sells plants out of his backyard.

Craig’s backyard nursery does around $10k in sales every year, which is awesome.

But where things get even more interesting is when you factor his Savvy Dirt Farmer YouTube channel.

Craig started his YouTube channel in early 2021. It’s already hit 1 million views and is starting to bring in some pretty significant revenue on its own via multiple revenue streams.

Tune in to The Side Hustle Show interview to hear:

how Craig came up with the idea to sell plants
how he is growing and selling plants
what he’s done to grow his YouTube channel

Full Show Notes: The Backyard Nursery Side Hustle and the Value of Working in Public

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$300k in Sales on the Side in Year 1 (Greatest Hits) Aug 08, 2022

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Rene Delgado started an online high ticket dropshipping store with no ideas and no inventory and went from $0-300k in sales in his first year in business.

It was the search for an extra stream of income that led Rene Delgado to consider e-commerce; selling physical products online.

(GH = Greatest Hits)

Full Show Notes: How to Start an Online Store with No Ideas and No Inventory

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526: How a Self-Published Book Turned into a Full-Time Business Aug 04, 2022

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This week’s episode is about self-publishing, which we’ve covered before. But this week’s guests have turned the success of their book into a full-time business that’s still growing in momentum.

In late 2020, Justin and Alexis Black self-published their first book Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love.

Redefining Normal currently has over 200 reviews on Amazon and has sold more than 9,000 copies in the two years since it was published.

That’s an accomplishment in itself for a title that’s kind of categorized as a memoir, where typically unless you’re already famous, nobody’s buying your memoir.

In addition to book sales, Justin and Alexis are also doing workshops, keynote speeches, and other paid gigs related to the content of their book.

So, in this episode we’re going to dive into everything Justin and Alexis did to set the book up for success, and how you can borrow the same tactics for your own side hustle.

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